The exploration of space took a leap forward this week with the successful launch of Nasa's Artemis II. Its mission will see four astronauts travel more than half a million miles around the moon, with ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA astronauts, including Grand Rapids native Roger B ...

On January 27, 1967, three astronauts entered their spacecraft for a routine ground test - none of them would leave alive. A spark beneath the cabin ignited the oxygen-rich atmosphere, trapping Gus ...

Fifty years ago today, three American astronauts died in a sudden, uncontrollable cabin fire aboard the Apollo I space capsule. The deaths of Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee could ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Roger Bruce Chaffee: Science and ...